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Biology

Elmar Schmid

BIOGEN · BIOBIO · BIO107L · BIOL107 · BIO107 · BIO210ALAB · BIOLOGY · MICRO · COS126 · BIO210A · BIOL107L · BIOLO107 · BIO107LAB · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you already love biology and are ready for ; otherwise pick another instructor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate BiologistBrutal ExamsCurve DependentHard to FollowPolarizing Style
  • Deep biology knowledge and contagious enthusiasm, but lectures often feel too advanced or scattered.
  • and detail-heavy; many students fail early tests even after heavy study.
  • Curve and labs can save motivated students, yet GE students .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A requires outworking peers on a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Content and pace feel advanced for intro bio, with dense notes, long study guides, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others say he never takes attendance; labs still demand presence.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Passionate fans exist, but a , and a professor to stay away from.

Polarized .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Curve and , but exams still sink many students.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and high-stakes exams.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Funny and passionate for and ineffective for many others.

Format shift

In-person only; quality ratings split hard.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Hard midterms and finals dominate outcomes; labs and quizzes matter but .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and entertaining for majors, but fast lectures, tough multiple-choice exams, and high drop rates dominate the experience.

Main concern

and lecture clarity often crush intro or GE students despite the curve.

What students said

“When is comes to his tests, its a whirlwind. Read the book, the and you will still get a D.”
BIOGEN
“Great professor, but not an easy A.”
BIOL107
“HIS CLASS IS REALLY HARD!! he grades on a , but you'll be pulling out your hair taking this class.”
BIO107

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely described as extremely hard, detail-oriented multiple choice that many fail even with heavy prep.

Hard Multiple ChoiceDetail-Oriented ExamsCurveStudy Guides Often Mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

fail rates; curve helps but does not make them friendly.

Hard Multiple ChoiceHigh Fail RatesCurveLong Study Guides
“When .”
BIOGEN
“very hard to understand 3/4 of the class failed the first test.”
BIOL107
“HIS TESTS ARE 60+ MULT CHOICE(NOT EASY AT ALL)”
BIO107LAB

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Hands down the . Lectures are useless. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 in-person . Credibility rating: High.

🔥

28/100

“HIS CLASS IS REALLY HARD!! he grades on a , but you'll be pulling out your hair taking this class.”

🧪 Teaching Passion

70/100

“He is very funny and passionate about what he is teaching.”

👎 Clarity Problems

30/100

“He is a very intelligent biologist but thinks everyone else is too. He just doesnt know how to teach.”

📉 Recommendation Split

34/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • enthusiasm is contagious
  • lectures are crazy fast
  • goes off into unrelated tangents

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not an easy A
  • Most of the class has failed a majority of the tests
  • grades on a

Theme 3

⚠️ About Warning Signs

  • Stay very far away
  • half the class dropped

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of and mixed teaching clarity.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 510
3 out of 59
2 out of 57
1 out of 511

Course coverage

BIO10717 reviews
BIOL1077 reviews
BIO210A5 reviews
1072 reviews
BIO210ALAB2 reviews
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BIOLO1072 reviews
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BIO107LAB1 review
BIOBIO1 review
BIOGEN1 review
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BIOLOGY1 review
COS1261 review
MICRO1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1